Andrew Jackson Quotes
It was not until late in the month of August that I received from the Government directors an official report establishing beyond question that this great and powerful institution had been actively engaged in attempting to influence the elections of the public officers by means of its money…. Not only was the evidence complete as to the past application of the money and power of the bank to electioneering purposes, but that the resolution of the board of directors authorized the same course to be pursued in future… It was established by unquestionable proof that the Bank of the United States was converted into a permanent electioneering engine…. the efforts of the bank to control public opinion … are equally apparent, and, if possible, more objectionable.
Today, we assume that corporations including banks chartered by State and Federal governments would hire lobbyists and use their money for political elections. However, in 1833, that was so shocking to public morality that the President addressed it in his State of the Union Address and it was the subject of countless debate. Interestingly, the body politic was equally, if not more, shocked by the fact that the Bank was trying to manipulate public opinion. Jackson and the politicians of that day would take a very dim view of corporate activities today.
Andrew Jackson, 1767-1845, 7th President of the United States (Democrat, TN), Fifth State of the Union Address, December 3, 1833
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Often called Blackshirts
As a candidate for the Republican Presidential Nomination, Trump was very forthright about the fact that when he was a business tycoon, he gave money to many politicians not for any ideological reasons but he considered the money an investment which paid off handsomely. Almost all large campaign donors believe that they are making an investment and most have continued to be satisfied with the results so they continue to donate. See {583282} as an example of Trump's candid view.
Andrew Jackson was an American lawyer, soldier, and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before being elected to the presidency, Jackson gained fame as a general in the United States Army and served in both houses of the U.S. Congress. An expansionist president, Jackson sought to advance the rights of the "common man" against a "corrupt aristocracy" and to preserve the Union.
